I think Twitter is a nightmare for keeping track of conversations so I like to try randomly controlled (exaggerating here) experiments on
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how to make threads and tweets get both more exposure and more context. I find it's tough for helping newbies [and even oldies] to get how
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Twitter actually threads and uses heuristics to display tweets. [delete: for]
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I really worry when I recommend Twitter to new people not just because of the Nazis but also because the bloody context disappeares more
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often than not. I know users who use this hellsite a lot and still don't get how to make a thread. They still don't know to reply to self.
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And I have to admit I'm often too shy/timid to actually say: don't reply to the same first Tweet — reply to your reply & then to the reply.
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huh, why is that better than replying to replies? Part of my problem is twitter has changed this over the years so *shrug* can't keep up.
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Compare the difference between what I am about to do to end the following sentence. I want to say...
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Compare how
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possible ending thread completely differently when I reply to myself VS reply to you.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
Olivia Guest | Ολίβια Γκεστ Retweeted Olivia Guest | Ολίβια Γκεστ
Compare by viewing the thread as an outsider. So from somewhere like here: https://twitter.com/o_guest/status/924269533325615105 … From that tweet which reply can you find?
Olivia Guest | Ολίβια Γκεστ added,
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How hard is finding
vs
? I think finding the 2nd is nigh on impossible for a newbie if they are reading this thread from the OP.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes - 3 more replies
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